Patent · US Expired

High strength water soluble plug

US6220350A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1998
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/12
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus for use in operations performed in conjunction with a subterranean well is provided by the present invention. In one described embodiment, a plug apparatus includes a soluble polymer material, which is utilized in a plug member for blocking flow through a fluid passage. In another described embodiment, a soluble polymer material is utilized in a blocking member for blocking displacement of a displacement member of an apparatus.

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